Englishman In San Diego

Uploaded in association with Tripwire Magazine Esteemed comics art archivist, editor and all-round industry legend Scott Dunbier has, like so many of us, been horrified by the atrocities being undertaken by Russian forces as the invasion of Ukraine continues. The images of Ukrainian refugees fleeing the attacks have moved Scott to call on his not-unimpressive Rolodeck of comics luminaries, many of which have answered the call to create a special graphic novel with the aim to raise as much money for those in need during the conflict. Here, Joel Meadows (Tripwire Magazine) talks to Scott about the genesis of the project, what it's taken to bring it to fruition and what is next for Comics For Ukraine. Post-production / editing / intro sting: Leonard Sultana (An Englishman In San Diego)

s09e04 LAKES FESTIVAL 2021 * ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED, Sunday 17th October 2021 * Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC Wow - it really does feel like comic cons are fully back with a vengeance, with MCM Comic Con London kicking off next weekend at the ExCel Centre, guests and announcements rolling out for Wales Comic Con: Telford Takeover and Thought Bubble, and, this weekend, The Lakes International Comic Art Festival setting out its stalls all around Kendal in the Lake District. But, while the events are back, does that mean that the vibe is back, also? Lakes has had the hardest hurdles to tackle: keeping its remit of supporting indie and legacy creatives while having the smallest representation of mainstream comics to possibly bring in the all-essential passing trade. We find out from two attendees - one reporting on, and one exhibiting at , the festival - what it's really been like with boots on the ground at this usua

s09e03 - NEW YORK COMIC CON 2021 * ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED, Sunday 10th October 2021 * Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC It's finally here! Possibly the largest con in North America since lockdown is up and running - Sunday will be day four of ReedPOP's New York Comic Con. We'll be talking about what this means for the rehabilitation of pop culture fandom and for large scale events, what people are saying about the show and, if we're really lucky, be joined by some people actually on the floor of NYCC, giving us a taste of what the vibe is LIVE inside the Javits Convention Centre. ---------- TALKIN' CON: A CUP O' TEA with AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO A weekly livestream, hosted by Leonard Sultana, talking comic conventions, con culture and pop culture - LIVE Sundays, 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT Featuring Special Guests, spotlight features, community chat and convention news updates Subscribe, Like and Turn On Notificat

s09e02 - MARK SEARBY * ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED, Sunday 3rd October 2021 * Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC It wouldn't be Talkin' Con without a chat with the one and only Mark Searby, pop culture aficionado, film critic extraordinaire and Al Pacino expert. Mark joins us to talk about how he feels the pop culture landscape lies in this uncertain time, not entirely out of pandemic but certainly seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. Films are starting to be shown theatrically again, cons are exhibiting and fans are slowly getting their kicks across many platforms. But has the price paid by the pandemic left took much of a scar? And how much more trauma can fandom take? ---------- TALKIN' CON: A CUP O' TEA with AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO A weekly livestream, hosted by Leonard Sultana, talking comic conventions, con culture and pop culture - LIVE Sundays, 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT Featuring Special Guests, spotlig

s09e01 - WE’RE BACK! / SI MYERS of Meanwhile... In Coventry Comic Festival * ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED, Sunday 26th September 2021 * Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC Well, it’s been a long time time coming - but we can finally say, “It’s Sunday, it’s 6pm and it’s Talkin’ Con Time!” again. Back for a new run of podcasts, Leonard (re)introduces you to the show, with a couple of small changes, a chance to hopefully build on the great run of shows over lockdown, and barrel full steam towards San Diego Comic-Con 2022. First things first. We’ll be covering the news and headlines for Comic-Con Special Edition, announcements for Thought Bubble, MCM and Lakes Festival, and looking back at last weekends Meanwhile… In Coventry with special guest, organiser Simon Myers. As the late great Tony Stark once said, “It’s great to be back!” ---------- TALKIN' CON: A CUP O' TEA with AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO A weekly livestream, hos

Interview: In Conversation with CHRIS DeMOULIN (CEO, Comikaze Entertainment) June 2021 One of the bigger comic cons in Southern California is returning for the first time since September 2019. The Convention Collective Senior Editor Dan Berry got the chance to speak with Chris DeMoulin (CEO of Comikaze Entertainment, the parent company of L.A. Comic Con) about what attendees can expect at this year's show which takes place from October 3rd 2021 through the 5th, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

The Convention Collective's Dan Berry was very lucky to get the opportunity to speak to comedian/actor Momo Rodriguez.

s08 INCIDENTAL EPISODE - In Conversation with STEPHANIE PHILLIPS ** ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED on Saturday 12th December 2020 ** Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC Doesn't time fly when you're having fun? It only feels like yesterday when we were chatting to one impressively talented woman in comics - Amanda Deibert, last Sunday - and now we have another one joining us on an Incidental Episode: writer Stephanie Phillips. And in that week, all sorts of plans have changed about what we were going to discuss: at first, I thought the focus, quite deservedly, would be on her new Aftershock Comics release, the telekinesis/conspiracy thriller RED ATLANTIS, which is up to issue #2 and has been blowing me away, frankly. But no, earlier this week it has also been announced that Stephanie will be joining the creative team on the new HARLEY QUINN ongoing series from DC Comics. In other words, everything's coming up Phillips!!. Join us

s08e21 - In Conversation with BOB FINGERMAN and Heavy Metal CEO MATTHEW MEDNEY ** ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED on Sunday 13th December 2020 ** Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC Second week on the trot, it's two for the price of one - we have an amazing doubleheader for you this week as we bring you, in conversation, master comics creative and storyteller Bob Fingerman (MINIMUM WAGE / BEG THE QUESTION / TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES) and also Heavy Metal Magazine CEO Matt Medney. This should be an interesting conversation with two gentlemen who have had an awful lot on their collective plates this past couple of years both creatively and in the business of comics. Looking forward to this one... ---------- TALKIN' CON: A CUP O' TEA with AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO A weekly livestream, hosted by Leonard Sultana, talking comic conventions, con culture and pop culture - LIVE Sundays, 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm GMT Featuring Special

s08e20 - In Conversation with AMANDA DEIBERT, featuring MARK SEARBY ** ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED on Sunday 6th December 2020 ** Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC Amanda Deibert has been, in 2020, a busy bee - a New York Times #1 Bestselling comic book and television writer, including a cracking recent stint on the DC Digital Firsts of Wonder Woman and part of the writers room for the new Netflix animated series He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe, it's safe to say Amanda has kept her plates spinning. But Amanda's also been keeping very engaged with her fans and followers on social media over the summer... what kind of toll does this level of workload and engagement have on a person? How have the shifting sands of the past year affected those deep in the professional creative arts? We'll be talking all this and more. We're also going to be joined by Mark Searby, who hasn't popped by to chat with us for a while: as one of

s08e18 - In Conversation with letterer ADITYA BIDIKAR Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC There are a couple of elements when it comes to the publication of the modern comic book which could almost be considered 'the Dark Arts' - editing, colouring and lettering. The latter is almost certainly the last in the pecking order of comics creation but, in my mind, one of the most important as the lettering of a book is equivalent to the sound design of a film: an aspect that can ties an entire project together and give it the flavour which defines it. One of the busiest - and most popular - letterers on the circuit today is Aditya Bidikar, a name you may have seen on many of the biggest books on the shelves today. Aditya joins us to peel away some of the mystery of the art of lettering, explain the working relationships he has with many of his creative teams and discusses some of the books he's working on right now. ----------

s08 Incidental Episode - In Conversation with JASON INMAN & ASHLEY ROBINSON ('JUPITER JET') Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC 2018's JUPITER JET has become one of the most acclaimed indie all-ages comic in recent years, with the adventures of the titular hero garnering thousands of fans across the globe. Recently published for the direct market by Action Lab Entertainment, this latest chapter is thrilling its dedicated audience, an audience that made sure it existed in the first place. The creators of the book, Jason Inman and Ashey Robinson, join us to talk about the success of JUPITER JET and what pressures that adds to putting together a sequel - JUPITER JET AND THE FORGOTTEN RADIO - especially seeing as they took to crowd-funding to complete the book. ---------- TALKIN' CON: A CUP O' TEA with AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO A weekly livestream, hosted by Leonard Sultana, talking comic conventions, con culture and pop c

s08e17 - In Conversation with Den Of Geek's Editor-In-Chief MIKE CECCHINI Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC This year's global pandemic has had over-arcing, devastating and lasting effects - on lives, on businesses, on lifestyles and cultures. I have to accept that what I do with An Englishman In San Diego can come off as a bit vacuous in the backdrop of such terrible loss. But how we as cultures celebrate the art and distractions of life, and our ability to do so, define the strength of those cultures - to paraphrase, "If we cannot enjoy life, surely it may not be a life worth living." But we have to acknowledge the facts that the landscapes of pop culture and fandom have shifted irrevocably and possibly forever. Cinema, television, comics, music and literature and more... the methods of enjoying these, the businesses creating them, the audiences embracing them... it's all shifting on almost a day-to-day basis. And sit

s08 Incidental Episode - In Conversation with AL EWING Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC Okay, talk about 'prolific': somebody who had seriously been burning the candle at both ends when it comes to putting out incredible comics, as well as being the part of the architectural teams behind some of the biggest comic events in recent years, you have to talk about the incredible and compelling Al Ewing. NEW AVENGERS, AVENGERS: NO ROAD HOME, ROYALS, IMMORTAL HULK, Marvel Comics' EMYPRE... nobody seems to have a knack for the bigger picture stories than Al, pushing the boundaries of what's expected from even the most established characters. And he's taking that scale and ambition to his new creator-owned project, WE ONLY FIND THEM WHEN THEY'RE DEAD (teamed with master artist Simone Di Meo), in a story that's taking space opera, thriller adventure and Kirby-like gods in a while new direction. We're lucky to speak to Al Ewing

s08e16 - In Conversation with CAVAN SCOTT Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC Cavan Scott is one of the most prolific and interesting genre writers on the scene today, known predominately in comics for his work on licensed titles but certainly, someone who has made a mark with his creator-owned projects, too, in comics, audio dramatisation and prose. Cavan is also making a mark with his latest comics project, the explosive fantasy drama-adventure, SHADOW SERVICE, a ten-issue series for Vault Comics which pairs the sharp writing of Scott with the incredible and vibrant artwork team of Corin Howell and Triona Farrell. In this mid-week episode, Cavan joins us to talk about adventures in Star Wars, skirting around the universe on Doctor Who, SHADOW SERVICE and everything in between... ---------- TALKIN' CON: A CUP O' TEA with AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO A weekly livestream, hosted by Leonard Sultana, talking comic convention

s08e15 - In Conversation with SKOTTIE YOUNG ** ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED: Sunday 15th November 2020 ** Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC CABLE/DEADPOOL, THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, I HATE FAIRYLAND, MIDDLEWEST, STRANGE ACADEMY... Skottie Young has been a distinctive creative force in comics for over fifteen years, as well as being one of the most popular cartoonists in the artform. Skottie doesn't do many podcasts or livestreams which means we're incredibly lucky to have him come on Talkin' Con to chat baby versions of beloved comic characters, the contrasts between creating for someone else's IPs and your own creator-owned stories, developing a new audience via YouTube and more. Much more, depending on how long I can persuade Skottie to not look at the clock...!! ---------- TALKIN' CON: A CUP O' TEA with AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO A weekly livestream, hosted by Leonard Sultana, talking comic conventions, con culture a

s08 INCIDENTAL - In Conversation with Heather Antos ** Originally livestreamed on Thursday 12th November 2020 ** Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC Heather Antos has been on the frontline of creating incredible comics for quite some time, most notably for Marvel Comics and currently as the Senior Editor at Valiant Entertainment, putting her in command of some of the most compelling characters and worlds in comics. Heather joins us over a cup of something hot to talk about how she's been coping over the pandemic summer, how the shifting tides of comics industry has affected the indie direct market and Valiant in particular, and to generally shoot the shit about what's been going on in her life since her last appearance on Talkin' Con... it's been quite the ride! ---------- TALKIN' CON: A CUP O' TEA with AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO A weekly livestream, hosted by Leonard Sultana, talking comic conventions, con culture and

s08e14 - In Conversation with Rob Salkowitz (iCV2, Forbes) **ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED, Saturday 14th November 2020 ** Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC 2020 has been a year of incredible change and impact to pretty much every aspect of life, commerce and leisure - many businesses have had to either change, some have had to pause and some have had to come to a halt, permanently. In the comics, television and fandom industries, the changes have been radical and far-reaching and will impact pop culture well into 2021. One man who has been analysing the ebbs and flows of the business of pop culture is iCV2/Forbes writer Rob Salkowitz, a good friend of the Talkin' Con livestream and it's great to have Rob back to talk over what he feels we could be enjoying in the New Year - and when. And how. ---------- TALKIN' CON: A CUP O' TEA with AN ENGLISHMAN IN SAN DIEGO A weekly livestream, hosted by Leonard Sultana, talking comic c

s08e13 - a VAULT COMICS Special, In Conversation with Damian Wassel, Adrian Wassel and David Dissnanyake Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC How to become an emerging force in comics: you get the best talent in the game, you endeavour to put out truly genre-defining and imagination-spanning stories and you back it up with one of the most approachable publishing teams in the industry. Vault Comics is becoming truly one of the most dependable comics houses on the racks, a name that guarantees quality and strident books. Safe to say, we're a fan. We're lucky to be joined by Damian Wassel (CEO / Publisher), Adrian Wassel (EIC) and David Dissnanyake (Director of Publicity) to talk about how, in just a few short years, Vault has established itself as being a home for creativity and talent in comics. Leonard will also be discussing the latest news updates coming out of San Diego Comic-Con, for what they are worth, as looking f

s08e12 - a Storyworlds Media Profile Episode, In Conversation with MAX GADNEY, Ramzee, Julian Parry and Simon Delafond ** ORIGINALLY LIVESTREAMED on SUNDAY 1st NOVEMBER 2020 ** Catch the full livestream as it goes out live by being a Patreon supporter of the channel: www.patreon.com/EnglishmanSDCC The Brave and the Bold: no, we're not talking about the illustrious DC Comics title, we're talking about the launch of a British comics publisher - STORYWORLDS MEDIA - setting out their stall in today's trying marketplace but doing so by promising to bring new homegrown talent and unique, compelling stories to the shelves. Max Gadney is someone who has plenty of experience outside of the comics industry - with BBC TV and News credits on his CV - but has the passion for comics and storytelling, along with the ambition and drive, to make Storyworlds a force to be reckoned with. Launching with four graphic novels (United States of Magic, The Sword and the SIx-Shooter, Only Hope: Fear Farm, and FAB!), Max has brought